X GAMES ROUNDUP: BURNSIDE FLIPS THE SCRIPT.Byline: Daily News Cara-Beth Burnside Cara-Beth Burnside, nicknamed "CB", is a pioneer of women's professional skateboarding and snowboarding from Orange, California and ranks amongst the top female athletes in these sports in the world. won the gold in Women's Skateboard Vert at X Games X Games Sports medicine The official Olympics of 'extreme sports' sponsored by ESPN, held annually during the summer. See Extreme sports. 11 on Saturday, edging out Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins (born September 21, 1989) is a professional skateboarder from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California. History and Family Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins was born in San Diego and raised in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, although spent part of her childhood growing up in and Mimi Knoop. The result was a reversal from last year, when Hawkins took first and Burnside finished second. ``I just tried to throw some good runs together, and hopefully put something big out there,'' Burnside said. Interestingly, Burnside cut back her practice time leading up to X Games this year in order to work with a group she's helped put together that focuses on increasing attention for women's skateboarding. One of the group's objectives is to raise the sport's profile, and hopefully increase the winner's purse earnings. Burnside, a 26-year-old veteran and 2003 X Games Vert gold medalist, put together a crisp, consistent run to edge Hawkins, the defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del tÃtulo defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre . --Bestwick whips up in Trick: Jamie Bestwick made X Games history in the BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. Vert Best Trick event with his flair, double-tail whip trick to capture the gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize . Bestwick has converted the trick just one other time, but that was on a foam, plastic-covered practice ramp. Nevertheless, at the midway point of Saturday's 45-minute competition he felt comfortable enough to give it a go. After nailing it, Bestwick just sat and watched the remaining 20 minutes, knowing the gold was likely his. ``I don't pump myself up too much, but that was pretty spectacular,'' said Bestwick, who also won a gold medal in the BMX Vert competition on Thursday. ``I was grinning from ear-to-ear when I knew my pedals were on my feet and my bike was pointed in the same direction as the wall. It was a great moment, these are the days you have to cherish.'' The silver went to Dave Mirra Dave Mirra (born April 4, 1974 in Chittenango, New York) is an American BMX athlete and business owner. Dave Mirra is known as BMX's most dominant athlete and arguably the most dominant extreme athlete of all-time. and Chad Kagy took the bronze. --Harf wins wakeboard: Danny Harf rebounded from a disappointing finish in last year's Men's Wakeboard event to win the gold Saturday with an array of tricks, including a switch 540, a regular heelside 720, a nuclear whirly bird and a slob 180. It was Harf's fourth career-gold medal in the event. The highlight was a switch 900 with a heelside grab off a double-up. ``I feel great about winning this year because last year I had such a rough time,'' said the 20-year old Harf, who finished ninth last year and missed the finals. ``It feels good to come back from such bad bounces last year.'' Defending champ Phillip Soven took the silver while Josh Sanders earned the bronze. --Friday leaves field in her wake: Dallas Friday won her fourth X Games Women's Wakeboard gold medal and record third in a row. Friday began her winning run with a huge OH8 - including a scarecrow Scarecrow goes to Wizard of Oz to get brains. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ignorance Scarecrow can’t live up to his name. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; Am. - a toeside front roll and an indy grab An indy grab is an aerial skateboarding, snowboarding and kitesurfing trick during which the rider grabs the middle of his board, between his feet, on the side of the board where his toes are pointing. . She also added a KGB KGB: see secret police. KGB Russian Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (“Committee for State Security”) Soviet agency responsible for intelligence, counterintelligence, and internal security. wrap, a heel side off axis 360 and closed with a bat wing followed by a switch-back board. ``I feel like I had a great weekend and had a good run today,'' Friday said. ``It's great to be out competing with all the other athletes, and to be able to be good friends too.'' Emily Copeland Durham won the silver and Tara Hamilton won the bronze. -- BMX park course: Dave Mirra, the most successful athlete in X Games history, made his lone appearance on X Games BMX park course one to match the color of his bike: his 14th career gold medal. Mirra suffered a slight concussion during the BMX vert competition Thursday and had contemplated not competing in Saturday's event at Home Depot Center. --BMX Dirt Stunt: Corey Bohan of Brisbane, Australia landed a no-handed one-footer, a one-foot flat 360, a barspin toewhip to an opposite three and finished with a front flip finish for a score of 92.66 to win his second straight gold medal. --SuperMoto qualifying: Motocross motocross Form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a closed course marked out over natural or simulated rough terrain. Courses vary widely but must be 1.5–5 km (1–3 mi) in length, with steep inclines, hairpin turns, and mud. rider Doug Henry earned his choice of starting spots for today's Moto X SuperMoto race by turning in the fastest qualifying time - 1 minute, 6.62 seconds - in the 90-minute open session. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: X Games Women's Skateboard Vert winner Cara-Beth Burnside flies high in her gold medal run at Staples Center. John McCoy/Staff Photographer |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion